goofball

noun
/ˈɡufˌbɔl/US

Etymology

From goof + ball.

  1. derived from *bʰel-
  2. derived from *bʰélō
  3. inherited from *balluz
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as goofball — “goof + ball

Definitions

  1. A foolish or silly person or animal.

    • If that goofball would put half the effort into her studies as she does into her juggling, she might do very well.
  2. A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects,…

    A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.

    • Strong Cobb & Co. of Cleveland announced a new barbiturate which in overlarge doses will turn the stomachs of "goofball" addicts and would-be suicides.
    • That night Marylou took everything in the books; she took tea, goofballs, benny, liquor, and even asked Old Bull for a shot of M, which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini.
  3. Silly.

    • He announced, with his usual goofball humor, that he'd like to marry me!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for goofball. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA